A man died while swimming at Ocean City due to a rip current.
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A man died while swimming at Ocean City due to a rip current.
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NWS Wakefield, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 6, 2:20 PM EST, 8 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Wakefield VA 320 PM EDT Sat May 6 2023 .SYNOPSIS... High pressure moves offshore tonight. A gradual warming trend is expected into early next week. An active pattern develops from Sunday through Tuesday with afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms possible each day. A cold front crosses the area Tuesday into Tuesday night, with cooler weather expected on Wednesday and Thursday. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING/... As of 120 PM EDT Saturday... NW flow aloft continues over the Mid-Atlantic between a trough off the coast of Nova Scotia and a ridge from the Gulf coast- Great Lakes-Hudson Bay. Dry/pleasant wx prevails early this afternoon with temperatures mainly in the lower 70s and dew points in the 40s with sfc high pressure over the eastern portion of the area. Skies are partly cloudy with SCT cumulus. The surface high moves offshore tonight and light southerly flow is expected to develop by early Sun AM. Remaining dry with partly cloudy to mostly clear skies and lows in the lower to mid 50s. Upper 40s are possible across N/NW portions of the area (generally from LKU-SBY). && .SHORT TERM /6 AM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/... As of 315 PM EDT Saturday... High pressure remains centered off the SE CONUS coast into early next week with continued NW flow aloft. This will allow for a warming trend with highs in the upper 70s to lower 80s Sun and mid 80s Mon. Dry wx will prevail through early Sun aftn. A shortwave quickly crosses the area from mid aftn-early evening. CAMs are now in very good agreement that showers and isolated tstms will push from NW to SE between 2 and 8 PM Sunday. MLCAPE values will only be on the order of a few hundred J/kg with dew points recovering into the mid 50s-60F. Am fairly confident that precipitation will fall west of I-95, but uncertainty increases closer to the coast as the convection is progged to weaken as it pushes E of I-95 early Sun evening. While severe wx is not expected (and we are not outlooked by SPC), localized 40-45 mph gusts are possible west of I-95 Sun aftn with the strongest storms. Raised PoPs to 60-70% from the central VA Piedmont to wrn portions of the RIC Metro, and maintained chc PoPs elsewhere. Scattered showers/isolated tstms (PoPs 20-40%) are possible near the coast through 06z/2 AM Monday before pcpn moves offshore by late Sun night. Additional shortwave(s) move through Mon with PoPs increasing during the afternoon and evening (50-60%) for both showers and tstms. However, with quite a bit of upstream convection expected (and the fact that these setups with NW flow aloft are always difficult to time), confidence is low in both timing and coverage of convection. Regardless, there is a non-zero severe threat with any aftn/evening convection that does form on Monday with decent NW flow aloft, temperatures in the 80s, and dew points recovering into the mid 60s. Shower/tstm coverage decreases Mon night. A low pressure system tracks over the area (or just to our south) Tuesday afternoon- evening. This feature will drag a cold front through the area Tue into Tue night. Showers/tstms are likely during the aftn/evening with PoPs ~60%. Like Monday, there is still some uncertainty regarding specifics (but will have to watch for potential severe wx especially south of I-64). && .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... As of 315 PM EDT Saturday... Dry wx returns late this week as high pressure gradually builds over the area. Mostly cloudy/cooler on Wed (highs in the 70s) with isolated to widely scattered showers. Mostly sunny/dry on Thursday with highs in the 70s. Lows Wed night/Thu night in the 50s. Warmer on Fri with highs in the upper 70s-lower 80s. Low (15-30%) chances for diurnally driven showers/tstms return this weekend with highs mainly in the 80s and lows in the 60s. && .AVIATION /19Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... As of 120 PM EDT Saturday... VFR conditions prevail through the 18z TAF period. SCT CU diminishes this evening with clear skies (outside of high clouds) expected through much of the remainder of the period. Winds are light/variable inland with 5-10 kt E-NE winds near the coast. There is an outside chc of patchy fog at SBY again tonight, but not confident enough to include this in the TAF attm. Winds become S-SW at 5-10 kt on Sunday. Showers and isolated tstms are possible (highest PoPs at RIC/PHF/ORF) from 19-23z Sun. Brief flight restrictions (and localized 25-35 kt wind gusts) are possible in the strongest storms. Outlook: Showers and thunderstorms are possible again on Mon/Tue, which could lead to localized periods of flight restrictions. && .MARINE... As of 315 PM EDT Saturday... Sub-SCA conditions are expected to continue through this weekend into early next week. This afternoon, ~1025mb high pressure is centered over the local waters. Winds are remain light and variable with some locally higher sea breezes (~10 knots) near the immediate coast. High pressure slides further offshore as we head through tonight and tomorrow, which will allow for winds to become S to SW and increase to ~10 to 15 knots. A weak pre-frontal trough develops tomorrow, with a better shower or storm chances late in the day both tomorrow and Monday. Low pressure passes over/just N of the local waters Tuesday, with a backdoor cold front dropping across the area behind it later Tue into Tue night with a brief surge of NNE winds expected. As the low moves farther offshore on Wed and high pressure builds into New England, the pressure gradient tightens with increasing NE winds Wed afternoon into Wed night, especially for ocean coastal waters. A brief period of Small Craft winds are possible over the coastal waters, as well as the lower James, Currituck Sound, and the lower Chesapeake Bay. && .TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING... As of 315 PM EDT Saturday... An elevated astronomical tide in combination with light winds and building easterly swell will allow for tidal sites to approach low- end action stage over the next couple of tidal cycles. Spotty coastal flooding is possible as well, with main area of concern around Bishop's Head, MD which will approach minor flood stage, with the (astronomically higher) tide cycle late tonight/early Sunday morning and again (though levels likely lower) Monday morning. && .AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MD...None. NC...None. VA...None. MARINE...None. && SYNOPSIS...RMM NEAR TERM...ERI SHORT TERM...ERI/RMM LONG TERM...ERI/RMM AVIATION...ERI MARINE...AJB TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...AKQ
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wakefield VA 322 PM EDT Sat May 6 2023 MDZ021>025-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-060>062-064>069-075>090-092- 093-095>100-509>525-071930- Dorchester-Wicomico-Somerset-Inland Worcester-Maryland Beaches- Northampton-Hertford-Gates-Pasquotank-Camden-Western Currituck- Bertie-Chowan-Perquimans-Eastern Currituck-Fluvanna-Prince Edward- Cumberland-Goochland-Caroline-Mecklenburg-Lunenburg-Nottoway-Amelia- Powhatan-Westmoreland-Richmond-Northumberland-Lancaster-Brunswick- Dinwiddie-Prince George-Charles City-New Kent-Gloucester-Middlesex- Mathews-Greensville-Sussex-Surry-James City-Southampton- Isle of Wight-Norfolk/Portsmouth-Suffolk-Chesapeake-Virginia Beach- Accomack-Western Louisa-Eastern Louisa-Western Hanover- Eastern Hanover-Western Chesterfield- Eastern Chesterfield (Including Col. Heights)- Western Henrico (Including the City of Richmond)-Eastern Henrico- Western King William-Eastern King William-Western King and Queen- Eastern King and Queen-Western Essex-Eastern Essex-York-Newport News- Hampton/Poquoson- 322 PM EDT Sat May 6 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Maryland, northeast North Carolina, central Virginia, east central Virginia, eastern Virginia, north central Virginia, south central Virginia and southeast Virginia. .DAY ONE...Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.
A man died while swimming at Ocean City due to a rip current.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rip Current, Maryland Beaches | 2023-05-06 | 21 | Male | In Water | Direct |
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